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Ya'all do realize the script says who the fastest draw is going to be, right?

Charles Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West final gunfight scene.

You have a great channel. Always enjoy the topics. Thank you for taking the time and effort to compile and present all these videos. Videos will always vary by time due to the amount of source material but I believe most people do like them 20 minutes or less. Even 30 minutes. Longer videos can always be broken down into 2 or 3. With really long videos (an hour or more) on utube I find myself view them in 2 or 3 sections. Perhaps a video on westerns from other countries other than the USA or Italy. There were many East German westerns made over the years. Spain as well. The UK, Turkey, and Russia even made a few.

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I saw many of these and many of those acting in them went on to do very well in Hollywood.

Audi Murphy was presented Colt's SAA revolvers during a tour of the factory. On his arrival in Hollywood, he stayed with James Cagney in his pool house. Audie used to take his Colt's behind the Hollywood hills and practice until his fingers bled. He was given a custom rig made by Arvo Ojala. By any standards, Murphy was formidable with a gun.

I bought my first S&W model 29 in 1988. Clint is a good salesman. Josey Wales has to be one of the best westerns ever made.

I have long felt the most amazing old Western Actors are the ones who can get 23 shots out of an 1873 Colt revolver without reloading. I've practiced and practiced and STILL can't master THAT gun slinging. Hell, I've seen Eastwood do that with a cap&ball!

61 years later, that scene from The Birds is still frightening.

All the Hollywood hype about a shoot out in the middle of street , was based on the actual Fact that " Wild Bill " Hickcock Actually did kill an opponent with a Single shot , in the heart ; from 100 yards !

Wrangler, thank you for your dedication to creating interesting content, nearly every day! I know this is time consuming, but it is obviously a labor of love with you. I like videos 10 minutes or less in length -- I have many projects on my plate and this timeframe seems to fit best in my schedule. While your channel has developed more into a Western movie channel, it began by being much more diverse (yes, I've been with you since the beginning). I'd enjoy seeing departures from the Western theme. Focusing on the films of directors, stars, even authors would be fun for me to see. I also enjoy your '10 best' of anything; forces me to think about the films I've seen over the last 70 years or so (and those produced in the Golden Age of 30s-40s that predate even me) and compare my personal list with yours. Keep up the good work, it's something I look forward to each day!

What about Count Eastwest? In real life, Clint would be a dead man. Cowboys didn't hesitate to pull their guns and shoot, and Clint would be a dead man because, slow motion Draw didn't work in Old Wild West.

Just to say ,happy birthday Clint, a spry 94 today, I've been a big fan since the 70's , thanks for your body of work. Enjoy your cake.

I look forward to checking out your videos each morning over that hot cup of coffee. Great start to my day. It's a pleasure sharing knowledge and thoughts with others about the movies you present in each video, especially the western movie lore. Great stuff, look forward to what you have for June.

I absolutely love westerns. Modern movies are retreads of cowboy movies. Best example is Star Wars

T V movie 1883 is one I really cried at the end when the daughter died. What an actress 😂

I love the big country and yes I’m a baby boomer though on the edge being born 1963

Same last name ❤

Megga

I read something that in one of his movies - Henry Fonda - was asked to slow down because he was so fast. But it's all bs - it's one thing to pretend to be a gunfighter and another to draw to kill another human being when they are doing the same on you. Exception of Audie Murphy - though he may not of played at quick draw - he knew what it was to kill or be killed.

Clint Eastwood???

Hi, "Wrangler"..., Excellent, excellent video and very informative, and "Thank You" for sharing the video ! ! * This was and is one of your ( BEST ) best videos that I have seen on your excellent channel... * I wish, hope, and pray that the younger generation would watch every one of these excellent motion pictures ( movies ) and will learn about our history, past, and our future... * The ( younger generation ) would learn a lot from these excellent movies, including the history, directors, and producers, screenwriters and of course the Actors ! ! * Keep making these excellent videos... Your friend always.., "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)

Where was the Magnificent Seven, what a crap list.

Hollywood and the Dime Novelists of the late 1800s created the quick draw gunfight. The historical reality? Bad guys tried to ambush good guys, then lawmen and good guys did the same. (think of Bonny and Clyde later). It works much the same today. Does a bad guy call out anyone into the street to draw, in a contest? No. Death is always dirty. EVERYONE tries to get an advantage, be they good or bad. The key to success is situational avoidance and awareness. If that is impossible, deploy your weapon with the greatest accuracy, smoothly, as quickly as you can smoothly.

Luckily, my Western movie channel recently did a long period of Audie Murphy movies and most of the ones named here were shown. One of my favorite Audie Murphy's is Gunsmoke. But Seven Ways to Sundown and Fort Petticoat are a lot of fun too.

The Outlaw Josey Wales...True Grit...The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...Planet of the Apes...The Longest Day...Once Upon a Time in the West...A Fistful of Dollars...The Wild Bunch...The Dirty Dozen...Cool Hand Luke

I vote James Arness on season 11 episode 18, THE RAID part 1. must be a quarter second draw and fire. Pretty good for a guy who was seriously wounded at Anzio.

I am a boomer. I agree with The Big Country snd Shane. But here are my top 10. 1: Stakeout. 2: The The Big Country. 3: Animal House. 4: The Godfather. 5: Trading Places. 6: Jaws. 7: Shane. 8: The Prize. 9: LA Confidential. 10: Dirty Harry. All films I never tire of.

I would include In The Heat Of The Night: 12 Angry Men: North By North West: Father Goose: Forbidden Planet: The Sting: Singing In The Rain: High Noon: The Great Escape: On The Waterfront.

I'm a baby boomer. Here are the two films on this list that are ABSOLUTELY NOT on my list of "10 iconic favorite movies". 1) The Big Country, because it's not "iconic" enough. 2) Raiders of the Lost Ark, because it's way past "baby boomer" days. Otherwise, it's not a particularly bad list.

Narrowing a list of great movies to 10 favorites is very hard. The Big Country and Shane are indeed two of my longtime favorites, from way back in my Boomer childhood. The family went to see Bridge on the River Kwai, what a film. The Magnificent 7, great story and cast. Enjoyed 7 Days in May (book is better) but it wouldn't make this list for me, despite a fine cast. The Searchers is and remains another top favorite Western for me. Dr. Strangelove, one of the greatest satirical films with a great cast and demonstrate George C. Scott's immense range of talent. Rebel Without a Cause is a fine film but wouldn't be on this list for me, same with Easy Rider. Raiders of the Lost Ark, nonstop fun by a guy who knows how to make a movie.

All great films. So many great films. AFI has their lists of 100 greatest "everything". Perhaps you could expand on this and create a list of 100 great films compiled by your subscribers. Have each one send in their top 10 of films from all genres and languages.

Here’s a top ten list of this Boomer’s (1955) favorite “iconic” movies - (in no particular order) “Ben-Hur” (1959) “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951) “The Magnificent Seven” (1960) “The Exorcist” (1973) “Rio Bravo” (1959) “The Three Musketeers” (1973) & “The Four Musketeers” (1974) “Open Range” (2003) “Blade Runner” (1982) “The Dirty Dozen” (1967) “Forbidden Planet” (1958)

I forgot about 7 Days in May. Excellent movie. Where are Lawrence of Arabia, Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Longest Day?

Paleface, with Bob Hope. Shakiest Gun in the West. Paint Your Wagon. Son of Paleface. Star Wars.

I'm a boomer and I agree with you. These would not have been my personal choices either.

Keep on doing what you do Your subjects and time frames have been amazing. Baby boomers eat this stuff up. I have my own top 10 but many of them are about always on your lists.

Wrangler as a boomer myself have to say you brought another video that brings back many memories! So many more films can compete for the ten best. One of my favorites is Red River. Thank you for what you do. You brighten up my day!

I had 2 of my top ten on this list :) Of course it's personal and subjective, but I distinguish between 'best' and 'favorite'. I can highly admire a film I don't wish to see again (best), but my favorites are ones I can (and have) watch multiple times with pleasure. Here's ten of my top favorites list: 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. Ben-Hur 3. The Outlaw Josey Wales 4. The Court Jester 5. Dr. Strangelove 6. Star Wars 7. Raiders of the Lost Ark 8. Little Big Man 9. Roman Holiday 10. 12 Angry Men

The plainsman ended with wild bill hicock dying in the arms of the one he loves calamity jane.

High noon

I was sad in the magnificent seven when chris pratt’s character died

Man who shot liberty vallence

How about high noon

Unforgiven was a sad movie

What was sad about cowboys is wayne died and the erected a headstone beloved husband and father.

A list of all the BILLY THE KID based films! There've been tons!

As a dedicated fan of the western movie genre, I'll have to recuse myself from this, because my top 10 iconic movies would all be westerns. I'll just say my first three would be 'The Man With No Name' trilogy, and after that it's a combination of John Wayne/Clint Eastwood westerns, with a couple others added: 'Open Range', 'Tombstone', 'Fastest Gun Alive'. Great list though, 'Magnificent Seven', 'The Searchers', and 'The Big Country' are spot on.

hai fatto felice un Italiano!

As a "Boomer" myself I say you hit 10 out of 10 on this.